Advent Week 2: Candle of Preparation

We light the second purple candle of Advent this week, also known as the Bethlehem Candle.  Consider all the things we do naturally in preparation for a birth. The efforts include […]

Get Yourself Ready! Advent begins…

If we think about it, one of the major lessons of life is preparation. Memes and messages remind us to live in the present because we spend so much time […]

Pre-Advent Thoughts

We are one week out from the beginning of the Advent season. Once I learned this word, Advent, I loved it. Here are the definitions.  — the period beginning four […]

Avoid the Temptation to Sabotage

Dear Ones,  Do not think yourself so far “under” struggle or affliction that 1) things will never and improve and 2) you will not know life with God’s promise fulfilled […]